Chapter 21. Regulation of Calcium and Magnesium
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SECTION 111 Mineral Homeostasis (Section Editor: Ego Seeman) 21. Regulation of Calcium and Magnesium .......................................................................................... 104 Murray J. Favus and David Goltznian 22. Fetal Calcium Metabolism ......................... 108 Christopher S. Kovacs 23. Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 112 24. Gonadal Steroids . .................................................................................................................... 117 Kutrien Venken, Steven Boonen, Roger Bouillon, rind Dirk Vander~schueren 25. Parathyroid Hormone ........................................................................................................................................................................ 123 Robert A. Nissenson and Harald Jiippner 26. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein .......................................................................................................................................... 127 John J. Wysolmerski 27. Ca*+-SensingReceptor ...................................................................................................................................................................... 134 Edward M. Brown 28. Vitamin D: Production, Metabolism, Mechanism of Action, and Clinical Requirements .................................................... 141 Daniel Bikle, John Adam, and Sylvia Christakos 0 2008 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 103 Chapter 21. Regulation of Calcium and Magnesium Murray J. Favusl and David Goltzman’ ‘Department of Medicine, University of Chicugo, Chicugo, Illinois; ”Center for Advanced Bone and Periodontul Research, McCill University, Montreul, Quebec, Chnrirlu CALCIUM hancing it. Consequently major shifts in serum protein or pH requires direct measurement of the ionized Ca level to deter- Distribution mine the physiologic serum calcium level. Total Body Distribution. In adults, the body contains -1000 g of Ca, of which 99% is located in the mineral phase of bone as Mineral Homeostasis the hydroxyapatite crystal [Ca,,,(PO,),(OH),]. The crystal The ECF concentration of calcium is tightly maintained plays a key role in the mechanical weight-bearing properties of within a rather narrow range because of the importance of the bone and serves as a ready source of Ca to support a number Ca ion to numerous cellular functions including cell division, of Ca-dependent biological systems and to maintain blood ion- cell adhesion and plasma membrane integrity, protein secre- ized Ca within the normal range. The remaining 1% of total tion. muscle contraction, neuronal excitability, glycogen me- body Ca is located in the blood, extracellular fluid, and soft tabolism, and coagulation. tissues. In serum, total Ca is lo-’ M and is the most frequent The skeleton, the gut, and the kidney each plays a major role measurement of serum Ca levels. Of the total Ca, the ionized in assuring Ca homeostasis. Overall, in a typical individual, if fraction (50%) is the biologically functional portion of total Ca 1000 mg of Ca is ingested in the diet per day, -200 mg will be and can be measured clinically; 40% of the total is bound to absorbed. Approximately 10 g of Ca will be filtered daily albumin in a pH-dependent manner; and the remaining 10% through the kidney, and most will be reabsorbed, with -200 mg exists as a complex of either citrate or PO, ions. being excreted in the urine. The normal 24-h excretion of Ca Cell Levels. Cytosol Ca is -10-‘ M, which creates a 1000-fold may, however, vary between 100 and 300 mg/d (2.5-7.5 mmol/ gradient across the plasma membrane (extracellular fluid d). The skeleton, a storage site of -1 kg of Ca, is the major Ca [ECF] Ca is lo-’ M) that favors Ca entry into the cell. There reservoir in the body. Ordinarily, as a result of normal bone is also an electrical charge across the plasma membrane of -50 turnover, -500 mg of Ca is released from bone per day, and the mV with the cell interior negative. Thus, the chemical and equivalent amount is accreted per day (Fig. 1). electrical gradients across the plasma membrane favor Ca en- Tight regulation of the ECF calcium concentration is main- try, which the cell must defend against to preserve cell viability. tained through the action of Ca-sensitive cells that modulate Ca-induced cell death is largely prevented by several mecha- the production of These hormones act on spe- nisms including extrusion of Ca from the cell by ATP- cific cells in bone, gut, and kidney, which can respond by al- dependent energy driven Ca pumps and Ca channels; Na-Ca tering fluxes of Ca to maintain ECF Ca. Thus, a reduction in exchangers; and binding of intracellular Ca by proteins located ECF Ca stimulates release of PTH from the parathyroid glands in the cytosol, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and mitochondria. in the neck. This hormone can act to enhance bone resorption Ca binding to ER and mitochondria1 sites buffer intracellular and liberate both Ca and phosphate from the skeleton. FTH Ca and can be mobilized to maintain cytosol Ca levels and to can also enhance Ca reabsorption in the kidney while at the create pulsatile peaks of Ca to mediate membrane receptor same time inhibit phosphate reabsorption producing phospha- signaling that regulate a variety of biological systems. turia. Hypocalcemia and PTH itself can both stimulate the conversion of the inert metabolite of vitamin D, 25- Blood Levels. Ca in the blood is normally transported partly hydroxyvitamin D, [25(OH)D,] to the active moiety 1,25- bound to plasma proteins (-45%), notably albumin, partly dihydroxyvitamin D, [1,25(OH),D,],‘”’ which in turn will en- bound to small anions such as phosphate and citrate (-10Y0), hance intestinal Ca absorption, and to a lesser extent, renal and partly in the free or ionized state (-45%).“’ Although only phosphate reabsorption. The net effect of the mobilization of the ionized Ca is available to move into cells and activate Ca from bone, the increased absorption of Ca from the gut, cellular processes, most clinical laboratories report total serum and the increased reabsorption of filtered Ca along the neph- Ca concentrations. Concentrations of total Ca in normal serum ron is to restore the ECF Ca to normal and to inhibit further generally range between 8.5 and 10.5 mg/dl (2.12-2.62 mM), production of PTH and 1,25(OH),D,. The opposite sequence and levels above this are considered to be hypercalcemic. The of events [i.e., diminished PTH and 1,25(OH),D, secretion], normal range of ionized Ca is 4.65-5.25 mgidl (1.16-1.31 mM). along with Stimulation of renal Ca sensing receptor (CaSR), When protein concentrations, and especially albumin concen- occurs when the ECF Ca is raised above the normal range. The trations, fluctuate, total Ca levels may vary, whereas the ion- effect of suppressing the release of PTH and 1,25(OH),D, and ized Ca may remain relatively stable. Dehydration or hemo- stimulating CaSR diminishes skeletal Ca release, decreases in- concentration during venipuncture may elevate serum albumin testinal Ca absorption and renal Ca reabsorption, and restores and falsely elevate total serum Ca. Such elevations in total Ca, the elevated ECF Ca to normal. when albumin levels are increased, can be “corrected” by sub- tracting 0.8 mg/dl from the total Ca for every 1.0 gidl by which PTH and 1,25(OH),D, Actions on Target Tissues the serum albumin concentration is >4 g/dl. Conversely, when Intestinal Ca Transport. Net intestinal Ca absorption can be albumin levels are low, total Ca can be corrected by adding 0.8 determined by the external balance technique in which a diet mg/dl for every 1.0 g/dl by which the albumin is <4 g/dl. Even of known composition with a known amount of Ca is ingested, in the presence of a normal serum albumin, changes in blood and urine Ca excretion and fecal Ca loss are measured. Nega- pH can alter the equilibrium constant of the albumin-Ca2’ tive absorption occurs when net absorption declines to -200 complex, with acidosis reducing the binding and alkalosis en- mg Ca/d (5.0 mmol). The portion of dietary Ca absorbed varies with age and amount of Ca ingested and may vary from 20% The authors state that they have no conflicts of interest to 60%. Rates of net Ca absorption are high in growing chil- 104 0 2008 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research REGUL.ATIONOF CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM/ 105 FIG. 1. Calcium balance. On average, in a typical adult, -1 g of elemental calcium (Ca+') is ingested per day. Of this, -200 mg/d will be absorbed and 800 mgid excreted. Approximately 1 kg of Ca is stored in bone and -SO0 mgid is released by resorption or deposited during bone formation. Of the 10 g of Ca filtered through the kidney per day, only -200 mg or less ap- pears in the urine, the remainder being reabsorbed. dren; during grow spurts in adolescence; and during pregnancy Renal Ca Handling. The kidney plays a central role in ensur- and lactation. The efficiency of Ca absorption increases during ing Ca balance, and PTH has a major role in fine-tuning this prolonged dietary Ca restriction to absorb the greatest portion renal function("'-l2) by stimulating both renal Ca reabsorption of that ingested. Net absorption declines with age in men and (proximal tubule) and excretion (distal nephron). Multiple in- women, and so increased Ca intake is required to compensate fluences of Ca handling are listed in Table 2. Descriptions of for the lower absorption rate. Fecal Ca losses vary between 100 the molecular actions of PTH on the kidney are found else- and 200 mg/d (2.5-5.0 mmol). Fecal Ca is composed of unab- where in the Primer. PTH has little effect on modulating Ca sorbed dietary Ca and Ca contained in intestinal, pancreatic, fluxes in the proximal tubule where 65% of the filtered Ca is and biliary secretions. Secreted Ca is not regulated by hor- reabsorbed, coupled to the bulk transport of solutes such as mones or serum Ca. sodium and water.'") In this nephron region, PTH can also Because of the large surface area of the duodenum and stimulate the 25(OH)D,-la hydroxylase la(OH)ase], leading jejunum, 90% of absorbed Ca occurs in these regions.